We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.
Massachusetts Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)
Total Visas
% of all Visas
Average Wage
Visa Type
244,973
88.85%
$82,738
H-1B
25,960
9.42%
$119,636
PERM
2,818
1.02%
$97,067
E-3 Australian
1,957
0.71%
$21,562
H-2A
As of May 2022, Massachusetts has seen a total of 275,708 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Massachusetts is the H-1B visa with 244,973 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 88.85% of Massachusetts's total visas.
The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 25,960 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.42% of Massachusetts's total visas.
Massachusetts has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 12,650 employees were hired. Massachusetts peaked in 2022 with 31,813 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.
Top Countries with Workers in Massachusetts From PERM Program (All Years)
Massachusetts Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)
The chart below compares The average wage in Massachusetts to that of the
top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage.
The average wage in Massachusetts over all years is $82,738. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all
states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.